I'm in Barcelona!

From London, Tim and I decided to take a spontaneous trip to Barcelona for 4 days! I couldn't have been more excited since it is on the coast of Spain! I sure am brushing up on my Spanish days back in high school. There is hardly anyone that speaks English here, but we are managing these few days just fine! Since I can't get internet on my phone here (it will rack up the phone bill), I sadly cannot post photos on my Twitter while I am in Europe.

Today, we spent the day relaxing on the beach that is a 15 minute walk from our hotel! Relaxing on the beach is one of my favorite things about summer! I am definitely a warm weather girl. I am convinced we must look like locals because people have come up to us speaking Spanish and asking for directions, hah! Again, since I cannot post pictures I decided to add what I brought with me for the day!

Barcelona Beach Day by karamalo featuring essie nail polish

• I could not find my exact dress from Billabong on Polyvore, but mine is very similar to this one. I only use mine as a cover up because it is a bit too short for me to wear as a dress. I am in love with this print/style!

• I sadly do not own true Ray Ban sunglasses, but the off brand is just fine with me! These go with everything I swear.

• My go to makeup product would have to be mascara. I was blessed with long, dark eyelashes but mascara gives them that extra something! If I'm going to the beach or pool, I always put on my clear mascara and curl my eyelashes so I don't have to worry about black mascara running just in case I decide to get in the water.

• I picked up the latest Glamour magazine at the Heathrow airport in London before my flight. I'm not sure if it's the same edition currently in the US, but it came with a free facial toner that I am excited to use!

• Currently I have Essie Mint Candy Apple on my fingernails. I know I am late on the mint polish bandwagon, but I think it's the perfect color for summer and I just got the mint J. Crew chinos which I am in love with! On my toes, I always have a coral polish. I am forgetting the exact color because I left my nail polish back in the states (oops)!

• A camera is essential on any big excursion! I know my camera is not a professional one, but I can't help but love my Nixon Coolpix! I love how compact it is and how it gets the job done. The self timer came in handy today as well, because Tim and I did not know how to say "can you take our picture?" in Spanish.

• I remember when I was rushing as a freshman, and a girl asked me, "if you could be any type of shoe which one would it be?". I answered with the gladiator type sandal because they are stylish and comfortable! These sandals were $12 at Target, what a steal!

• You can't go wrong with lip balm! I used to religiously buy/wear Burt's Bees (even though Tim hates the smell of it, haha). I decided to try the Eos lip balms and I am not even close to being done with mine! I (and Tim) approve of the smell also!

Tomorrow, we are going on a Fat Tire bike tour around the city! I know it's going to be exciting because Tim and I went on a bike tour hosted by the same company in London. If any of you ever go to Barcelona, Berlin, London, or Paris I highly recommend them! Their tour guides are on the younger side with a great sense of humor and give advice on what else to check out in your city that's worth your time and money. You can find their link, here. 

Have any of you traveled to Europe?